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Originally introduced as an evil Superman knockoff, Marvel’s Hyperion would, over time, evolve into a more heroic character, ...
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...
Imagine you're an alien living in the Andromeda galaxy, 2.5 million light-years away, peering back at Earth through a massive ...
Data from oceans, ice and the air all point to the same thing: rising invisible heat. What experiments are working, and what kinds of trials do we need to stop?
Aliens have been one of the most enduring elements of science fiction. Sometimes they’re terrifying, sometimes they’re wise, ...
EXCLUSIVE: Scientists say the discovery of a Jupiter-like planet promises to further understanding of planetary systems.
The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.
Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.
A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...
Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...
So-called M dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way. A research team has determined around which of them Earth-like ...
The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...